Wind-shield.



Patented Dec. 10, 19124 E. F.I)UPART.-

WIND SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1910.

aama EUGENE DUPART, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMEN .8, TO JAMES L. GEDIDES, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WIND-SHIELD.

1,046,566. sp ifi ati n of metres Patent. Patented Dec.10, 1912. Application filed November 28, 1910. Serial No. 594,457.

To all whom it may concern: comprising the rail 2 and the stiles 3 formed Be it known that I, EUGENE F. Dim-xiii, integral of bent wood which is preferably a citizen of the United States, residing at Cylindrical cross section. At the corners Detroit, in the county of Wayne, btate of where the ends of the rail and the stiles join, 5 Michigan, have inv nt d -mi new d the bent portions of the frame are protected 5 useful Improvements in Wind-Shields; and by a reinforcement i comprisingcurved I d d l th f ll i t b 5, f ll l plates coincident in cross section with the and exact description of the invention, such. Q I 0f the framewhich they embrace as will-enable others skilled in the art to at d poin 10 which it appertains to make and use the To provide for securing the glass panel 5 60 same, reference being had to the accompanyinplace, the inner edge of the frame coming drawings, and to the characters of refprising the rail and stiles is provided with a eren ce marked thereon, which form a part V-shaped groove or channel is into which the of this specification. cdge of the glass extends, as clearly shown This invention relates to wind shields, esin Figs. 2, 3 and i. The free ends of the 65 peeially de i d f use n tom bile stiles are connectedby a channel bar 7 beand consjsts in the onstruction and artweenthe flanges 8 Of which llht QClgB 0f the rangement of parts hereinafter more fully glass is received. The ends of the stiles 3 set forth a d oi ted ut i th l im, are recessed to receive said bar and are The object of the invention is to provide Channeled, as shown at 9 in Fig. 5, for the 7o :1 wind shield having a bent wood frame, entrance of the flanges 8, the ends of said wherein provision is made. for retaining the bar being secured to the ends of the stiles glass in place in a secure and economical by heansvof the screws 10, as clearly shown manner, obviating the use of rubber or other n lgs. 5, 6 and 7. Before the screws 10 elastic packin commonly employed. are inserted, the stiles 3 are drawn together The above 0 ject is attained by the strucpon the end margins of the glass with such ture illustrated in the acompanying draw- J 5 1 as o crowd the edges of the glass ings, in whieh; into the channel 6 whereinthe beveled mar- Fj 1 i an l v ti f i d hi ld -ginsofsa1d channels with which the glass 0 made ,in accordance with my invention, 15 g P 'f0r9lble fl eshowing the shield composed of an upper e y l101d 1l1 g i r ng, a function and a lower frame connected by a hinged Winch 1S h g n y e flexibility and joint, the lower frame being broken away. slightly compressible nature of the wooden Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross section through a e n Which the glass is held. one corner of the shield frame and glass, The upper-and lower panels of the Wind as on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enshield are connected by a hinged joint 11 of larged transverse section through the stile any suitable construction, the members of of the frame and the fitting carrying one which are provided with fittings-l2 which part of the hinged joint, as on line 3-3 of embrace and are secured to the stiles 3 of i F ig, Fig, 4 is an enlarged transyerseu the panels of the Shield. This arrangement section through the stile alone, as on line enables the upper panel to be folded in a 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary manner Well understood in the art. view in plan, showing one of the channeled Having thus fully set forth my invent-ion,- dividing rails connected to the end of one what I claim as new and desire to secure by of the stiles of the frame. Fig. -6 is a longitudinal section as on line 66 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view in section, as on line 7-7 of Fig. 5. Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates the frame of the upper panel,

In a wind shield, a bent Wood trilateral frame consisting of a rail and twostiles, said frame haying a continuous if-shaped channel in the inner edge thereof and a rounded outer edge, a gl-ss panel havingloo Letters Patent, 1s: I

three of its edges confined in said channel, In testimony whereof, I eign this specifichannel bar embracing the other edge cation in the presence of two wltnesses.

of said panel the flanges of said b31- lyin in grooves in the free ends of the stiles 0?. EUGENE DUPART' 5 the wooden frame, and means forfastening Witnesses:

the ends of said her to the emis of said E. S. WHEELER,

stiles. 1'. G. HOWLETT. 

